Rhea Sharma (born 7 August 1995) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television.
Sharma was born on 7 August 1995 into a Hindu family in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Sharma graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.
She aspired to be a journalist, but later choose acting as her career.
2014
She made her acting debut in the 2014 television series Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar, portraying Nishi Khanna.
Sharma made her acting debut portraying Nishi Khanna Shah in Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar from 2014 to 2015, opposite Mehul Vyas.
In 2014, she played Priyanka "Priya" Prabhakar Datar in Badi Doooor Se Aaye Hai.
2015
In 2015, she portrayed Chandini Kapoor opposite Darsheel Safary in Yeh Hai Aashiqui Sun Yaar Try Maar.
2016
In 2016, she made her Bollywood film debut, portraying Ritu in M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story.
Sharma is a recipient of Gold Awards, and has received other award nominations.
Sharma earned wider recognition with her portrayals of Dr. Kanak Rathi Toshniwal in Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh, Piyaji and Mishti Agrawal Rajvansh in Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke.
In 2016, she played Shubhi Deshpande
in Yeh Hai Aashiqui opposite Kinshuk Vaidya.
Sharma then portrayed Gauri Shukla in Kahani Hamari... Dil Dosti Deewanepan Ki opposite Karan Wahi in the same year.
The show ended a month later.
In 2016, Sharma made her Bollywood film debut with Neeraj Pandey's M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, which co-starred Sushant Singh Rajput and Kiara Advani and featured Sharma as Ritu, the friend of Dhoni's wife.
2017
Sharma portrayed Dr. Kanak Rathi Toshniwal in Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh, Piyaji from 2017 to 2018, opposite Avinesh Rekhi.
It proved a major turning point in her career.
Sharma's performance received a Gold Award for Debut in a Lead Role (Female) nomination.
2018
In 2018, she portrayed Komal Mishra in Laal Ishq opposite Ruslaan Mumtaz.
The same year, she portrayed Anjali Sharma in Kumkum Bhagya opposite Vishal Singh.
2019
Sharma received further success and praise with her portrayal of Mishti Agarwal Rajvansh opposite Shaheer Sheikh in Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke, from 2019 to 2020.
She received a Gold Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role nomination for this performance.
Her chemistry with Sheikh was appreciated and they won the Gold Best Onscreen Jodi Award, at the same ceremony.
She portrayed Mishti in episodes of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, and had a dance performance in Nach Baliye 9 with Sheikh.
After a two year hiatus, Sharma appeared opposite Sumedh Mudgalkar in the 2022 music video, "Tu Hi Toh Hai".
2020
Sharma was placed 30th in Eastern Eye's "Top 50 Asian Celebrities" list of 2020.
Manju Chandran noted: "The Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke star saw her fan following skyrocket in 2020, largely due to taking on challenging story tracks that shed light on important social issues."
She was also placed in Eastern Eye's "Top 30 under 30 Global Asian Stars" list of 2021.
